LATIN AMERICA

"In Latin America, sound epidemiological data indicate that the epidemic of HIV amongst MSM is spreading fast. It is a major route of transmission of the virus and there is a need to support and encourage prevention, care and support programmes that aim to decrease the spread."
–UNAIDS

Countries in this Section

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Sex between Males*

• Latin America: 6–20% of men surveyed have had sex with another male over the course of their lifetime¹

MSM and HIV*

• Colombia: 19.4% of MSM surveyed tested HIV+²
• Mexico: 25.6% of MSM surveyed tested HIV+²

Prevention Materials for MSM

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eForums and Email Groups

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Opportunities

• II PREMIO DE RELATO CORTO “LAS REDES DE LA MEMORIA, 2008” (pdf)

Links

• irma – América Latina y el Caribe
• Grupo de Prevención Red2002
• Grupo Nexo
• Agua Buena -- Asociación de Derechos Humanos
• Redes-VIH
• Letra S

• CEPRESI

* At this point very few national-level surveys have been done in on these topics; this data is taken from studies with limited sample sizes and may not accurately reflect national figures.
1. Caceres C., et al. "Estimating the number of men who have sex with men in low and middle income countries," Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006 Jun;82 Suppl 3:iii3-9.
2. Baral, et al. "Elevated Risk for HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 2000–2006: A Systematic Review," PLoS Medicine Vol. 4, No. 12, e339 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040339.